muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
superb view; picturesque scenery
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
older sister; elder sister
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
10th day of the month; ten days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
back off!; leave me alone!
recently; lately; these days
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it